Abdilatif Abdalla

Abdilatif Abdalla is a Kenyan writer and political activist.

 About Abdilatif

A poet and political activist, Abdilatif Abdalla became famous in 1973 following his publication of Sauti ya Dhiki (Voice of Agony). He was sentenced to three years in prison for writing and circulating political pamphlets titled Kenya Twendapi?

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Siwati nshishiyelo, siwati: kwani niwate? Siwati ni lilo hilo, ‘talishika kwa vyovyote Siwati ni mimi nalo, hapano au popote Hadi kaburini sote, mimi nalo tufukiwe.

- Abdilatif Abdalla


Discussions with Abdalla



Activism


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 London, 1983

First anniversary celebrations since the formation of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners in Kenya.



Hamburg, Germany October, 1988

African Literature Conference



Princeton University, 2017